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Kelly Gorham: The Stones Have Memories
(05 November 2009) - Commemorating the 9 November 2009 unifying of Berlin, photojournalist Kelly Gorham's newest show, The Stones Have Memories studies the wall, looking at the structure as a modern architectural ruin. While much of the infamous barrier has since been razed, the Berlin of today still bears the scars of its former partition. Brilliantly captured by Gorham, the photographer portrays a city once divided between the...
(05 November 2009) - Commemorating the 9 November 2009 unifying of Berlin, photojournalist Kelly Gorham's newest show, The Stones Have Memories studies the wall, looking at the structure as a modern architectural ruin. While much of the infamous barrier has since been razed, the Berlin of today still bears the scars of its former partition. Brilliantly captured by Gorham, the photographer portrays a city once divided between the...
WK Interact: How to Blow Yourself Up
(04 November 2009) - No stranger to controversy, WK Interact keeps upping his ante. For his newest show "How to Blow Yourself Up" at L.A.'s Subliminal Projects, the artist moves away from spray paint into multimedia work. Playing on ideas of the apocalypse (2012 being the most recent buzzed-about theory), he takes them for a turn by presenting impending death as controllable by the believer. The title could...
(04 November 2009) - No stranger to controversy, WK Interact keeps upping his ante. For his newest show "How to Blow Yourself Up" at L.A.'s Subliminal Projects, the artist moves away from spray paint into multimedia work. Playing on ideas of the apocalypse (2012 being the most recent buzzed-about theory), he takes them for a turn by presenting impending death as controllable by the believer. The title could...
Photographer Ashley Jordan Gordon
(04 November 2009) - With passion as intense as her photos, budding photographer Ashley Jordan Gordon recently caught the attention of London's National Portrait Gallery with her image called, "Girl on Kingsland Road." Shot at an East End music festival (pictured above), the 24-year-old caught the "convergence of the roiling crowd" as well as a fleeting moment of mutual awareness with her subject. The upshot, feeling like a...
(04 November 2009) - With passion as intense as her photos, budding photographer Ashley Jordan Gordon recently caught the attention of London's National Portrait Gallery with her image called, "Girl on Kingsland Road." Shot at an East End music festival (pictured above), the 24-year-old caught the "convergence of the roiling crowd" as well as a fleeting moment of mutual awareness with her subject. The upshot, feeling like a...
Garbage Pin Project Exhibit
(03 November 2009) - The traveling exhibit, Garbage Pin Project, aims to bring environmental awareness and an artistic aspect to the old adage that one man's trash is another man's treasure. Currently on its Los Angeles stop at Touch, the Garbage Pin Project is one of the biggest group shows that can fit on one wall yet. Filling five tiny plastic bags, 90 international artists display their interpretation...
(03 November 2009) - The traveling exhibit, Garbage Pin Project, aims to bring environmental awareness and an artistic aspect to the old adage that one man's trash is another man's treasure. Currently on its Los Angeles stop at Touch, the Garbage Pin Project is one of the biggest group shows that can fit on one wall yet. Filling five tiny plastic bags, 90 international artists display their interpretation...
Blood Is The New Black Five Year Anniversary
(03 November 2009) - by Stephanie Lora In celebration of their fifth anniversary, Blood is the New Black created a bevy of new tees, exemplifying the "wearable art" spirit of the L.A.-based label. Designed by Brian Lichtenberg, Bryan Ray Turcotte, Keaton Henson, Keren Richter, Scott Barry, Sumi Ink Club and more, the t-shirts compliment a showcase of artwork by illustrators, designers and photographers who have contributed to Blood Is...
(03 November 2009) - by Stephanie Lora In celebration of their fifth anniversary, Blood is the New Black created a bevy of new tees, exemplifying the "wearable art" spirit of the L.A.-based label. Designed by Brian Lichtenberg, Bryan Ray Turcotte, Keaton Henson, Keren Richter, Scott Barry, Sumi Ink Club and more, the t-shirts compliment a showcase of artwork by illustrators, designers and photographers who have contributed to Blood Is...
Yvonne Jacquette: The Complete Woodcuts, 1987-2009
(02 November 2009) - by Ariston Anderson Known for oil paintings offering aerial perspectives of New York City, over the past 22 years accomplished artist Yvonne Jacquette has also lent her talent of capturing compelling cityscapes to the art form of woodcuts. Building a collection that now includes 18 woodcuts, a retrospective of her work is currently on view at the Mary Ryan Gallery in Chelsea. Once assuming a...
(02 November 2009) - by Ariston Anderson Known for oil paintings offering aerial perspectives of New York City, over the past 22 years accomplished artist Yvonne Jacquette has also lent her talent of capturing compelling cityscapes to the art form of woodcuts. Building a collection that now includes 18 woodcuts, a retrospective of her work is currently on view at the Mary Ryan Gallery in Chelsea. Once assuming a...
Golden Orb Spider Silk
(02 November 2009) - Spun from the silk of millions of golden orb spiders found in Madagascar, the 11-foot long tapestry currently on view at the American Museum of Natural History in NYC represents a uniquely remarkable example of a rigorous, formerly obsolete weaving technique and the stubborn vision of a couple of enterprising men. The project—orchestrated by British textile expert Simon Peers and American fashion designer Nicholas...
(02 November 2009) - Spun from the silk of millions of golden orb spiders found in Madagascar, the 11-foot long tapestry currently on view at the American Museum of Natural History in NYC represents a uniquely remarkable example of a rigorous, formerly obsolete weaving technique and the stubborn vision of a couple of enterprising men. The project—orchestrated by British textile expert Simon Peers and American fashion designer Nicholas...
I Love America and America Loves Me Exhibit
(30 October 2009) - Next week, Brooklyn artist Stephen Floyd's first solo show in New York, "I Love America and America Loves Me," opens at Heist Gallery in Manhattan's Lower East Side. The exhibition includes sixty-four works, curated by the artist's friends Valentina Angeloni and Daniel Basiletti, which span an increasingly broad range of subjects including panties, watermelons, maps, muscles and penises. (Click images for expanded views). Floyd's...
(30 October 2009) - Next week, Brooklyn artist Stephen Floyd's first solo show in New York, "I Love America and America Loves Me," opens at Heist Gallery in Manhattan's Lower East Side. The exhibition includes sixty-four works, curated by the artist's friends Valentina Angeloni and Daniel Basiletti, which span an increasingly broad range of subjects including panties, watermelons, maps, muscles and penises. (Click images for expanded views). Floyd's...
Big Shots: Andy Warhol Polaroids
(28 October 2009) - by Tamara Warren Andy Warhol understood the power of immediacy, and the Polaroid Big Shot camera he purchased in 1970 became his favorite tool to capture the heat of the momentous life he lived. The exhibition Big Shots: Andy Warhol Polaroids at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University features nearly 250 Polaroids and 75 black and white prints of the images taken by...
(28 October 2009) - by Tamara Warren Andy Warhol understood the power of immediacy, and the Polaroid Big Shot camera he purchased in 1970 became his favorite tool to capture the heat of the momentous life he lived. The exhibition Big Shots: Andy Warhol Polaroids at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University features nearly 250 Polaroids and 75 black and white prints of the images taken by...
Bits 'n Pieces Exhibition
(28 October 2009) - From fabric to furniture, advanced technology is quickly changing the face of design. The upcoming interactive traveling exhibition, Bits 'n Pieces, explores the evolution of the post-digital era with a display of objects found within the realms of graphic, product, furniture and jewelery design as well as architecture. The objects are as aesthetically pleasing as they are technically astounding, each designer demonstrating the future...
(28 October 2009) - From fabric to furniture, advanced technology is quickly changing the face of design. The upcoming interactive traveling exhibition, Bits 'n Pieces, explores the evolution of the post-digital era with a display of objects found within the realms of graphic, product, furniture and jewelery design as well as architecture. The objects are as aesthetically pleasing as they are technically astounding, each designer demonstrating the future...
Smile On Your Brother Exhibit and Auction
(24 October 2009) - With only a couple days remaining, the "Smile On Your Brother" art show and auction aims to raise funds for the Contributor organization, who will donate 100 skateboards to disadvantaged children across Canada as their first charitable project. Conceived by Cool Hunting contributor and Furni co-founder Mike Giles alongside Annie Lam, the traveling exhibit—co-curated by Bob Kronbauer, the brains behind Crownfarmer skate tees—exhibited in...
(24 October 2009) - With only a couple days remaining, the "Smile On Your Brother" art show and auction aims to raise funds for the Contributor organization, who will donate 100 skateboards to disadvantaged children across Canada as their first charitable project. Conceived by Cool Hunting contributor and Furni co-founder Mike Giles alongside Annie Lam, the traveling exhibit—co-curated by Bob Kronbauer, the brains behind Crownfarmer skate tees—exhibited in...
1000º C: Deyrolle
(23 October 2009) - by Zeva Bellel In the wee morning hours of 1 February 2008, a four-alarm fire ravaged Deyrolle, Paris' most beloved taxidermy shop. Photographer Laurent Bochet's forthcoming book 1000º C: Deyrolle documents the aftermath with hauntingly beautiful images of the shop. “The scene had a Pompeii feeling to it, almost like an archeological dig,” recalls Bochet of the charred and ransacked insides of the nearly two-hundred-year-old...
(23 October 2009) - by Zeva Bellel In the wee morning hours of 1 February 2008, a four-alarm fire ravaged Deyrolle, Paris' most beloved taxidermy shop. Photographer Laurent Bochet's forthcoming book 1000º C: Deyrolle documents the aftermath with hauntingly beautiful images of the shop. “The scene had a Pompeii feeling to it, almost like an archeological dig,” recalls Bochet of the charred and ransacked insides of the nearly two-hundred-year-old...
Andrew and Peter Sutherland: Amateur Hour
(22 October 2009) - Brothers, artists and Colorado natives Andrew and Peter Sutherland are having their first ever show together, called "Amateur Hour" and opening tonight at NYC's ATM gallery. The title of the show celebrates the time we live in now and the line between professionals and amateurs. The thought comes from the duo who are psyched that people are doing it themselves—making music on their computers...
(22 October 2009) - Brothers, artists and Colorado natives Andrew and Peter Sutherland are having their first ever show together, called "Amateur Hour" and opening tonight at NYC's ATM gallery. The title of the show celebrates the time we live in now and the line between professionals and amateurs. The thought comes from the duo who are psyched that people are doing it themselves—making music on their computers...
The Frozen Fountain Boutique
(22 October 2009) - Opened by Cok de Rooy and Dick Dankers in 1992, Amsterdam boutique The Frozen Fountain showcases both Dutch and international talents. Interspersed among classic design pieces from well-known design companies such as Vitra and Foscarini, the store features pieces produced specifically for the store by locals and up-and-coming designers alike. (Click on images for enlarged view.) The space hosts exhibitions of new talents twice...
(22 October 2009) - Opened by Cok de Rooy and Dick Dankers in 1992, Amsterdam boutique The Frozen Fountain showcases both Dutch and international talents. Interspersed among classic design pieces from well-known design companies such as Vitra and Foscarini, the store features pieces produced specifically for the store by locals and up-and-coming designers alike. (Click on images for enlarged view.) The space hosts exhibitions of new talents twice...
Type as Object Exhibit and Pop Up Shop
(20 October 2009) - Indubitable masters of font and design House Industries has long taken their art not only beyond simple curves but out of 2-D confines, coaxing them to jump off the page and into beautifully tangible objects. In the Type as Object show opening today at NYC's Type Directors Club, fans will have an opportunity to not only see these objects but buy them in a...
(20 October 2009) - Indubitable masters of font and design House Industries has long taken their art not only beyond simple curves but out of 2-D confines, coaxing them to jump off the page and into beautifully tangible objects. In the Type as Object show opening today at NYC's Type Directors Club, fans will have an opportunity to not only see these objects but buy them in a...
The Fine Line Benefit Art Exhibit
(16 October 2009) - Organized around a mustache theme, the one-night group show "The Fine Line," brings together over 50 of today's premiere young artists in NYC to help Movember raise awareness about men's health issues. The month-long celebration of the beloved facial hair style helps fund treatment of testicular and prostate cancer, naturally joining forces with Lance Armstrong's Livestrong foundation and the Prostate Cancer Foundation to make...
(16 October 2009) - Organized around a mustache theme, the one-night group show "The Fine Line," brings together over 50 of today's premiere young artists in NYC to help Movember raise awareness about men's health issues. The month-long celebration of the beloved facial hair style helps fund treatment of testicular and prostate cancer, naturally joining forces with Lance Armstrong's Livestrong foundation and the Prostate Cancer Foundation to make...
Harlem Pop: the Parlor Session
(16 October 2009) - This weekend Society HAE and Metro PCS co-host Harlem Pop: the Parlor Session, an extension of an ongoing series of "Pop Up Experience Shops." The project, geared towards art/fashion/music enthusiasts, consists of an installation that will house new works from emerging artists for one day only. Featured designers include Harriet's Alter Ego, The House of Nassat, Memory Lane by Toya, Enyawd Creations and more....
(16 October 2009) - This weekend Society HAE and Metro PCS co-host Harlem Pop: the Parlor Session, an extension of an ongoing series of "Pop Up Experience Shops." The project, geared towards art/fashion/music enthusiasts, consists of an installation that will house new works from emerging artists for one day only. Featured designers include Harriet's Alter Ego, The House of Nassat, Memory Lane by Toya, Enyawd Creations and more....
Full Moon: The Apollo Missions
(15 October 2009) - Opening at San Diego's Joseph Bellows Gallery this week, landscape photographer Michael Light's tightly-edited collection of 129 of the 32,000 images shot during the mission to the moon commemorate the 40th anniversary of the event. A literally unworldly visual narrative of these lunar missions, Light focuses on rarely-seen images, showcasing the beautiful aesthetic of the spacewalk, lunar lander and the blue orb that we...
(15 October 2009) - Opening at San Diego's Joseph Bellows Gallery this week, landscape photographer Michael Light's tightly-edited collection of 129 of the 32,000 images shot during the mission to the moon commemorate the 40th anniversary of the event. A literally unworldly visual narrative of these lunar missions, Light focuses on rarely-seen images, showcasing the beautiful aesthetic of the spacewalk, lunar lander and the blue orb that we...
Three Apples: An Exhibition Celebrating 35 Years of Hello Kitty
(13 October 2009) - The world's most iconic feline, Hello Kitty, has lived way beyond her nine lives—she currently 35, in fact. To celebrate this all-important birthday marking her mid-thirties with no crisis in sight, Sanrio's extravaganza revolves around "Three Apples: An Exhibition Celebrating 35 Years of Hello Kitty" opening at Royal/T in Los Angeles next week. Featuring 80 artists—among them Luke Chueh, Tara McPherson (pictured below right)...
(13 October 2009) - The world's most iconic feline, Hello Kitty, has lived way beyond her nine lives—she currently 35, in fact. To celebrate this all-important birthday marking her mid-thirties with no crisis in sight, Sanrio's extravaganza revolves around "Three Apples: An Exhibition Celebrating 35 Years of Hello Kitty" opening at Royal/T in Los Angeles next week. Featuring 80 artists—among them Luke Chueh, Tara McPherson (pictured below right)...
The Art of Rebellion Poster Giveaway
(13 October 2009) - by Jeremy Brautman Rolling into NYC this week, Harley Davidson's exhibit, The Art of Rebellion pairs 10 rock poster artists with 10 Harley-Davidson Iron 883 gas tanks. Artists chosen for for the one-night event at the historic Chelsea building La Venue include Art Chantry, Brian Ewing, Derek Hess, Dirty Donny, Frank Kozik, Harpoon, John Van Hamersveld, Lindsey Kuhn, Tara McPherson and The Pizz, who will...
(13 October 2009) - by Jeremy Brautman Rolling into NYC this week, Harley Davidson's exhibit, The Art of Rebellion pairs 10 rock poster artists with 10 Harley-Davidson Iron 883 gas tanks. Artists chosen for for the one-night event at the historic Chelsea building La Venue include Art Chantry, Brian Ewing, Derek Hess, Dirty Donny, Frank Kozik, Harpoon, John Van Hamersveld, Lindsey Kuhn, Tara McPherson and The Pizz, who will...
Kenji Hirata: The Way Out is the Way In
(12 October 2009) - by Tamara Warren Color functions as language in Kenji Hirata’s bountiful universe with shapes and hues that converge in beautiful cataclysms on canvas. The Japanese-born, Brooklyn-based artist's solo exhibition "The Way Out is the Way In," opens at Joshua Liner Gallery in New York City“ this week. New Laughter Mode” and “New Laughter Mode 2” represent cylindrical objects in motion, awash in shades of blue...
(12 October 2009) - by Tamara Warren Color functions as language in Kenji Hirata’s bountiful universe with shapes and hues that converge in beautiful cataclysms on canvas. The Japanese-born, Brooklyn-based artist's solo exhibition "The Way Out is the Way In," opens at Joshua Liner Gallery in New York City“ this week. New Laughter Mode” and “New Laughter Mode 2” represent cylindrical objects in motion, awash in shades of blue...
Papila Food Design Exhibition
(08 October 2009) - During this year's Ideas y Pasión trade fair at the Feria Valencia, a new commercial show dedicated to kitchen design featured a wonderfully experimental exhibition entitled "Papila," curated by the Spanish designer Alberto Arza. A cultural initiative by the International Kitchen Design show, "Papila" featured two projects, "Food Design" and "The Nomadic Kitchen." The purpose was to explore the latest kitchen trends while stimulating...
(08 October 2009) - During this year's Ideas y Pasión trade fair at the Feria Valencia, a new commercial show dedicated to kitchen design featured a wonderfully experimental exhibition entitled "Papila," curated by the Spanish designer Alberto Arza. A cultural initiative by the International Kitchen Design show, "Papila" featured two projects, "Food Design" and "The Nomadic Kitchen." The purpose was to explore the latest kitchen trends while stimulating...
Anthony Pappalardo: Virgin White
(07 October 2009) - Professional skateboarder Anthony Pappalardo will show his furniture design and art in his first solo exhibition entitled "Virgin White" at Brooklyn's inimitable shop and gallery The Future Perfect. Curated by redstr/collective, Pappalardo's collection of handmade stools and tables are cut from a variety of both common and exotic woods. A fairly laborious process, Pappalardo crafts each piece using mostly small blocks. The result are...
(07 October 2009) - Professional skateboarder Anthony Pappalardo will show his furniture design and art in his first solo exhibition entitled "Virgin White" at Brooklyn's inimitable shop and gallery The Future Perfect. Curated by redstr/collective, Pappalardo's collection of handmade stools and tables are cut from a variety of both common and exotic woods. A fairly laborious process, Pappalardo crafts each piece using mostly small blocks. The result are...
The Palindrome Series by Peter Marigold
(06 October 2009) - Now on view as a part of "The Harder They Fall" exhibit at Moss Gallery in NYC, artist/designer Peter Marigold created a new series of works cleverly entitled The Palindrome Series. Using wood, acrylic, gypsum composite and fiberglass, Marigold plays with symmetry by creating pieces of furniture that are half mold and half cast resulting in mirrored textures and details. Marigold explains the process...
(06 October 2009) - Now on view as a part of "The Harder They Fall" exhibit at Moss Gallery in NYC, artist/designer Peter Marigold created a new series of works cleverly entitled The Palindrome Series. Using wood, acrylic, gypsum composite and fiberglass, Marigold plays with symmetry by creating pieces of furniture that are half mold and half cast resulting in mirrored textures and details. Marigold explains the process...
Fundraislinn Exhibition and Auction
(01 October 2009) - Raising funds for cancer treatments for copywriter Aislinn Andrews,The Fundraislinn exhibition at Helen Gory Galerie features the work of more than 100 artists from around the world, including Lily Piri, Ian Mutch (pictured below), Paul Meates, Yok, Jaqui Stockdale, Rinzen, Gary Seaman (pictured above), Laith McGregor, Justin Williams and Abbey McCulloch. A one-night-only affair, there’s also a selection of works that the international audience...
(01 October 2009) - Raising funds for cancer treatments for copywriter Aislinn Andrews,The Fundraislinn exhibition at Helen Gory Galerie features the work of more than 100 artists from around the world, including Lily Piri, Ian Mutch (pictured below), Paul Meates, Yok, Jaqui Stockdale, Rinzen, Gary Seaman (pictured above), Laith McGregor, Justin Williams and Abbey McCulloch. A one-night-only affair, there’s also a selection of works that the international audience...
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